Presto Electric Pressure Cooker Manuale Utente

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 1. Locate bag containing short helper handle. Take out handle and remove tape on handle which is holding screw in 

place. Remove screw from handle and set aside. 

 2. With the pressure cooker body upside down on table or counter (Fig. A), position helper handle, with the tab side up, 

onto bracket under fill lines (Fig. A). Insert screw into helper handle hole and using a Phillips type screwdriver fasten 

handle to bracket until handle is securely affixed to the pot. When properly installed, handle should appear level with 

table or counter. Caution: Continuing to tighten handle, once it is secure, can result in stripping of screws or cracking 

of handles.

 1. Locate bag containing cover handle. This handle has four holes, two of which contain screws. Take out handle and 

remove tape on handle which is holding the two screws in place. Remove screws from handle and set aside.

 2. Place pressure cooker cover upside down on table or counter as shown in Fig. B, so vent pipe bottom faces up.
 3. Fit cover handle, with the menu guide facing down, onto cover handle mount so the air vent cover lock stem fits 

through the top center hole of the cover handle (Fig. B).

 4. Insert the screws into the two holes on both sides of the center hole. 

Using a Phillips type screwdriver fasten cover handle to cover handle 

mount until handle is securely affixed to the cover. Caution: Continu-

ing to tighten handle, once it is secure, can result in stripping of screws 

or cracking of handles.

   Note: After placing cover on cooker body, check positioning of han-

dles. Follow step 4 on page 4. When properly installed, the body handle 

and cover handle will line up with each other without interference.

Your pressure cooker is like a saucepan with a very special cover that locks in place. Air is automatically exhausted and 

steam is sealed inside creating pressure within the unit. Under pressure, internal temperatures in the cooker are raised 

above the normal boiling point of water, causing foods to cook faster. At 15 pounds of pressure, a temperature of 250° F. 

(or 121° C.) is reached inside the pressure cooker. This higher temperature speeds cooking. The moist steam atmosphere 

also tenderizes meats naturally.

It is important to become familiar with the various parts of the pressure cooker (Fig. C) and to read the “How To Use” sec-

tion beginning on page 4 before using the unit for the first time.

Before the first use, remove the sealing ring (Fig. D) by simply pulling it out of the inside rim of the cover. 

Cover 

Handle

Cover Handle Mount

Center Hole

Air Vent/Cover 

Lock Stem

Screw

Screw

Vent Pipe 

Bottom

Pressure Regulator

Vent Pipe

Air Vent/Cover Lock

Cover

Body

Cooking rack

Sealing Ring

Pressure 

Relief Valve

Body Handle

Helper 

Handle 

Cover Handle

Overpressure 

Plug

Stop Tab

Sealing Ring 

Lock pin

Stop Tab